1 . Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假定你是某中学国际部文体部长李华。你部拟组建英语戏剧演出团。现由你给你校外教Bush老师写一封email，邀请她加入该团。
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6 . Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Stressful situations are sometimes unavoidable. Each of us perceives challenges in our own way and reaction to them also varies. How stressful our life is depends not only on us. Other people influence it as well. And this is something we cannot change.

What if we do not try to change others, but rather try and change our attitude to stress and tension that we often experience at work?

Stretching releases muscle tension that accumulates in your back, shoulders, and neck during the day. Even when your day is extremely busy, do your best and set aside at least 5-10 minutes to do some exercise. There are plenty of exercises you can practise that do not require any special equipment: yoga, or simple squats — you can pick any kind of workout to your liking. Physical activity will boost your energy level and help you calm down. Working out is beneficial for both your body and mind.

Herbs work miracles. Some of them, such as chamomile and peppermint, are a powerful tool helping to fight stress and anxiety. NASA scientists have recently carried out research into the effect of herbs and found out that peppermint scent decreases tiredness by 20% and reduces frustration by 25%, Make a smarter choice and, while at work, drink herbal tea instead of coffee.

Once you find yourself in a different surroundings you will feel much better. If your office is situated in a busy city center, then you can spend your lunch break m a sidewalk cafe. Order your favorite drink and distract yourself by watching people go by. If your office is located in an environmentally clean place, for example, near a city park. You can then refresh yourself and relax a bit before you dive back into your working routine.

Call someone who you know can understand and support you when you feel stressed. A study shows that communication with close people, such as your friends or parents, produces oxytocin in your body — the hormone that is needed to successfully fight tension and stress.

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7 . Many Chinese people have awakened their interest in classical Chinese poetry recently thanks to a popular TV show that aims to “appreciate classical Chinese poetry, explore cultural genes and enjoy the beauty of life” by combining traditional literary form with light-hearted TV quizzes.

The ten-episode “Chinese Poetry Competition”, since its broadcast has been praised for injecting vitality into TV programs with fantastic performances of contestants, impressive comments from judges as well as its innovative interactive mode. In the show, poems can be adapted into songs or depicted through artistic pictures. Any contestant who can memorize the largest number of poems may not necessarily be the final winner.     1    

Wu Yishu, a 16-year-old student from the High School Attached to Fudan University in Shanghai, is the champion of this season. Her rich knowledge of classical poetry impressed everyone and she rose to become famous online.     2     She amazingly recited lines from the Classic of Poetry(《诗经》), the earliest collection of poems in China.

“    3     The power of poetry lies in shaping one’s view of life and developing one’s inner world.” said Li Bo, an expert guest at the Chinese Poetry Competition’s second season.

When it comes to teaching people about poetry, Li Dingguang, the show’s academic advisor, suggested that teachers should explain more about the beauty of the poetry from both the aesthetic (审美的) and emotional sides, and guide students to lose themselves in the poems’ rhythmic and rhyming lines.

“Although the proportion of ancient Chinese poems in the textbooks of primary and secondary schools has increased, many students still learn them for exams.” Li Dingguang said,   “Therefore,     4    ”

A．In an earlier episode, Wu wowed the audience when performing in a section.

B．Perhaps innovation and interaction matter the most.

C．Fast reaction and usage of poems matter a lot more in the competition.

D．What is the permanent appeal of poetry?

E．it’s important to help students truly appreciate the artistry and fun of poetry.

F．Learning poems isn’t about winning or losing.

8 . One steamy July afternoon in central Arkansas, I was working on an important project in my home office with a dear friend and colleague. My trusty printer was churning out (快速生产) a time-sensitive report when it simply stopped. After fifteen minutes of trying to repair, I decided to buy a new printer. Upon our return, my heart froze to see my house on fire.

Despite having spent much of my life writing, I was still lost for adequate words to describe the sick, sinking feeling of seeing your home, business, and belongings going up in flames along with photographs and memories collected over a lifetime. But the panic that filled my shocked heart in that awful moment was for the nine cats that shared my home after being rescued from situations of abuse and abandonment.

Responding to an early security-system warning, the amazing firefighters arrived in record time, but the chemical-laden smoke had already caused deaths. I examined and kissed each cat goodbye, extremely grateful that they had passed gently, without injuries or burns.

Only animal lovers really understand the unbelievable impact that the loss of one beloved four-legged family member can have on your heart, mind and soul. The loss of so many dearly loved creatures sent me reeling (发蒙).

After staying with another great friend for a couple of weeks, I was relocated to a furnished apartment. One evening, about a month after moving in, I was occupied in writing a mystery novel when a falsetto “meow” sounded from outside the apartment door. Was it my mind playing tricks again? More than once I had heard, seen or felt the brush of one of my departed furry roommates. The meow grew louder and more insistent. Curious, I opened the door.

Sitting on the doorstep was a kitten (小猫) with an exotic black coat and alert amber eyes.   A neighbor walking by picked him up and began petting him. When I remarked how cute her kitten was, she explained that he had been born under a bridge and looked around for food.   This kitty－loving neighbor was quick to offer an extra litter box if I was interested in giving him a home. My immediate reaction was a facetious (开玩笑的) “that’s all I need!” After all, my resolution(决心)had been well reasoned and remained firm. But without hesitation she put the adorable kitten down. I thanked her and closed the door, resolved to just let him stay until a real home could be found.

That night, as I slid between the sheets of the still unfamiliar bed in the still unfamiliar apartment, the energetic little fur ball jumped onto the bed, yawned dramatically, and nestled by my side.   Those who have never shared a sleep with a creature or two may not relate, but that was the first night since the fire that I actually slept. Stubbornly determined not to open myself to more animals—to more pain—I had refused to admit how desperately I missed having a warm fuzzy cuddled (依偎) close.

Needless to say, the cat community knew the precise prescription for healing far better than I. The name Starlight (Star for short) seemed perfect because that night he brought some light back into my life.

Star adores wrestling rubber bands, races up and down the stairs, darts outside anytime the door opens, suddenly appears everywhere I don’t want him to be, holds onto the broom while I’m trying to sweep, and rolls in catnip or whatever else happens to be on the floor. In hindsight (事后看来), a better name might have been “Star, Stop It!”

In the five years since the fire, we have been through a lot, Starlight and I. We returned to the house, managed to keep the business alive, brought the mystery novel to the final edits before it’s submitted in hopes of publication, and made a lot more resolutions. Star helped me through a massive, yet untraditional, healing of spirit. The memories of the kitties that passed in the fire now spark only warmth in my heart and win some smiles. Every single day, I appreciate the serendipitous (有意外收获的) nature of the Universe that sent me hope in the form of a little black furball.

So take a little advice from my furry friend: no matter how hopeless things may become or how fixed your resolution may be, open the door whenever opportunity knocks. It just might be a star to light your way.

1. What probably caused the author to open the door?

A．The idea of seeing his beloved four－legged family member again.

B．The impact of the loss of loved creatures on his mind and soul.

C．The brush of his departed furry roommates playing tricks on him.

D．The curiosity about the novel written in memory of his cats.

2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 mean?

A．The author desired to make friends with a cat-loving neighbor.

B．The author made a decision not to take in any animals.

C．The author didn’t consider a cat-loving neighbor as a friend.

D．The author made a decision to adopt other animals.

3. The author had had a good sleep for the first time since the fire mainly because ________.

A．he never shared a sleep with a kitten	B．he refused to admit missing a kitten
C．he determined to open himself to pain	D．he accepted the kitten and slept with it

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．The Dream for Kittens	B．Ways to Remove Sadness
C．The Power of Resolutions	D．Starlight to Give Hope

9 . Acting & Musical Theater

The Summer Acting＆Musical Theater program, which starts on Friday, July 3 and ends on Thursday, July 23, is created for talented students who have been inspired by musical theater.

The program develops the abilities of experienced performers who are serious about the field and eager to work hard. Our goal is to help you grow creatively through full-time, college-level theatre training under the direction of popular professional performers and teachers.

The students can improve their performance skills and can get the knowledge about the history of theater, the style of theater and so on. Students will complete the program with improved audition (试演) skills.

Classes aim to improve your command of body, mind and voice. Students will take a trip to see at least one professional production with program teachers. An exhibition of the students’ class work will be presented at the conclusion of the program to family, friends, students from other Summer College programs, and the University community.

Program Costs:

Accommodation: $3, 359; Traffic: $2, 234.

Audition requirements:

Auditions should include the following video materials:

●Two different songs;

●One age-suitable monologue (独白);

●One short dance part;

●A personal statement regarding your background and training, experience in performances, and personal goals in theater;

●Each part of the audition should be about one minute in length;

●You should be the only person shown in the audition;

●The audition is given online with your application.

Typical day:

9:00 am to noon classes focus on musical theater, including acting, voice, movement, dance and scene study.

1: 00 to 4: 00 pm classes involve additional work in acting, movement, and voice, along with rehearsals (排练) for public performances.

1. What do you know about the program?

A．Students can have chances to audition in films.

B．The program helps students grow healthily.

C．The program will last for three weeks.

D．The program provides accommodation for free.

2. The underlined word “production” in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.

A．writing

B．performance

C．conference

D．guidance

3. The audition materials include the following EXCEPT ________.

A．a performance with your partner	B．a short dance part in one minute
C．an online introduction of yourself	D．a suitable monologue in one minute

10 . For thousands of years, people have known that the best way to understand a concept is to explain it to someone else. “While we teach, we learn,” said Roman philosopher Seneca. Now scientists are bringing this ancient wisdom up-to-date. They’re documenting why teaching is such a(n) ________ way to learn, and designing innovative ways for young people to engage in instruction.

Researchers have found that students who sign up to ________ others work harder to understand the material, recall it more accurately and ________ it more effectively. Student teachers score higher on tests than pupils who’re learning only for their own sake. But how can children, still ________ themselves, teach others? One answer: They can tutor younger kids. Some studies have found that first-born children are more ________ than their later-born siblings (兄弟姐妹). This suggests their higher IQs result from the time they spend teaching their siblings. Now educators are experimenting with ways to apply this ________ to academic subjects. They engage college undergraduates to teach computer science to high school students, who ________ instruct middle school students on the topic.

But the most cutting-edge tool under ________ is the “teachable agent”—a computerized character who learns, tries, makes mistakes and asks questions just like a real-world pupil. Computer scientists ________ an animated figure called Betty’s Brain, who has been “taught” about environmental science by hundreds of middle school students. Student teachers are motivated to help Betty master certain materials. While preparing to teach, they organize their knowledge and ________ their own understanding. And as they explain the information to it, they identify problems in their own ________.

Feedback from the teachable agents further enhances the tutors’ learning. The agents’ questions compel student tutors to think and ________ the materials in different ways, and watching the agent solve problems allows them to see their ________ put into action.

Above all, it’s the emotions one experiences in teaching that ________ learning. Student tutors feel upset when their teachable agents fail, but happy when these ________ pupils succeed as they derive pride and satisfaction from someone else’s accomplishment.

1.

A．exciting

B．magical

C．fruitful

D．instructive

2.

A．study

B．tutor

C．read

D．help

3.

A．apply

B．interpret

C．master

D．rewrite

4.

A．doubting

B．struggling

C．instructing

D．learning

5.

A．diligent

B．efficient

C．lovable

D．intelligent

6.

A．system

B．model

C．innovation

D．knowledge

7.

A．in turn

B．in return

C．in reality

D．in consequence

8.

A．development

B．progress

C．discussion

D．review

9.

A．is creating

B．have created

C．will be creating

D．have been created

10.

A．materialize

B．consider

C．improve

D．stimulate

11.

A．creation

B．perspective

C．right

D．thinking

12.

A．spread

B．deliver

C．express

D．explain

13.

A．questions

B．knowledge

C．materials

D．experience

14.

A．encourage

B．facilitate

C．influence

D．offer

15.

A．innocent

B．industrious

C．virtual

D．proud